Truck side pedestal.



S. A. BENNER.

TRUCK SIDE PEDESTAL. APPLLCATION FILED SEPT-22,1913. rmuwco NOV. 23. m1.

Patented July 2, 1918.

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TRUCK SIDE PEDESTAL.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. BENNER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Penns lvania, have invented a new and useful m rovement in Truck Side Pedestals; and I db hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in car construction and is pai ticularly concerned with improvements in Sthe construction and manner of, assembling the truck side pedestal with 'the side frame of the truck. The invention has for its object the provision of a pedestal of unusually strong and at the same time light construction which may be formed of :1 rolled section ro erly cut or sawed and formed up into mstal shape and which may be most effectively assembled with and secured to the truck side frame.

A further object is to provide in the podestal member a spring plank base of ade quate widthto support the usual group of bolster springs, said base having laterally reinforcing members extending to either side of the tension me her of the truck side frame to afl'ord a powerful support for the springs in the case of trucks for use with cars. A further object 13 to provide a pe estal of very simple and stron constl'uction which may be turned out minimum cost.

The invention herein described comprehends not only the construction for accomplishing the above objects broadly, but also specifically a construction in which the pedestal 15 formed of a rolled blank, the web of which is cut or sawed longitudinally and transversely of its width in a plane parallel with the flat faces of said blank.

In the drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a truck side frame and pedestal embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section ofthe same; Fig. 8 is an underside view of the tension member of the side frame, showing the-manner of attaching the pedestal thereto; Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 44, Fig. 1- Fig. 5 is a view of it rolled section or blan from which the pedestal may be constructed; Fig. 6 is an edge view of the blank; and Fig. 7 is a plan view of the blank shown in Fig. 6 illustrating the man- 1 Ipeclflcetlon of Letters Patent. Application filed September 22, 1918, Serial No. 791.051.

Patented July 2, 1918. Renewed November as, 1017. Serial m. soaoaa.

nor of shearing the same before bending it to edestal shape.

efenring to Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the side frame 1 may be formed from a blank havmg the web 2 which is sawed or cut longitu inally across its width between the inte a and b and expanded into the form s own, the resulting compression member therefore consists of a channeled member comprising the web 3 and flanges 4, 4, while the tension member consists of a channeled portion havlng the web 5 and the flanges 6, 6. (See Fig. 4). The journal boxes 7 are secured in place beneath the unsevered portions 2 of the web of the blank by means of the bolts 8. I

The truck pedestal in which the invention mainly consists is formed from a blank shown in perspective view in Fig. 5 and in edge and plan views respectively in Fi 6 and 7.. This blank comprises the Web 9 aving flanges or wings 10, 10 at their faces, and the flanges 11 at the opposite *face. The web of the blank is cut or sawed along the line 12 transverselfi' of its width and in a plane Parallel wit the opposite flat faces thereo This cut or sawed kerf terminates at 13 within the end of the web. The uncut end of the rib is notched or recessed as at 14 Fig. 7 leaving the opposite wing portions 1515. The wings or flanges 1'0 and 11 are each sheared alon lines o, d, Fig. 6, and then are bent baci forming lateral wings 16, and 17, Fig. 7. The portions pf the web upon the outside of the flanges or wings 10, 11 are sheared along the lines 20, 20, and 21, 21, Fig. 7, to form the'reduced upper portlon 22, Fig. 4, of the pedestal. The two parts 18 and 19 of the web on each side of the cut 12 are then bent or spread at right arigles to the uncut portion 9, Fig. 6, or Wings 15, Fig. 7, and are shaped up into the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 in which the half plates 18 and 19 form the web or inner wall of the pedestal and the wings 10 and 11 form reinforcing flanges extending entirel around the outer side of the pedestal. l on the parts of the web are spread as described, the win 's 16 and 17 assume the osition shown in igs. 1 to 4 relatively to tlie wings '15 formed by the uncut portions of the extremity of the web, and the. unsheared portions of the web within the lines 20, 20, form reinforcing strengthening wings 23, 23 for the base or spring bearing portion 24 of the pedestal. It will thus be seen that the spring or base blank 24 is re inforced or strengt iened laterally not only by the wings 23, 23 above, but also by the transverse web which extends across beneath the center of the pedestal and is formed by the wings 15 of the web and the wings l6 and 17 of the flanges 10 and 11, respectivelv. These parts may be riveted together asat 25. When the pedestal is assembled with the side frame. the compression member of the latter passes between the flanges 10 and 11 and the tension member alsopasses between the same flanges and through the re cess 14 of the uncut end of the web, and said flanges 10 and 11 are riveted to the flanges 4 and 6, respectively, of the compression and tension members as at '26 and 27.

Thus it will be seen that by shaping up the pedestal from a section such as that shown in Fig. 5 having its web or cut transversely, I provide not only a strong form of pedestal frame, but also provide reinforcing webs for the spring base plank extending laterally upon opposite sides of the tension member. These webs together with the laterally extending wings 23, 23. Fig. 4 afford powerful reinforcements of the spring base plank for the support of the bolster springs.

What I claim 1s:

1. In car truckconstruction the combination with the compression and tension members of the side frame, of a pedestal formed of a rolled section having its websplit transversely in a. plane parallel with its opposite flat faces, said split sections being formed up in the shape 0 a pedestal frame with one extremity of the web forming laterally reinforcing webs extending laterally to each side of the tension member beneath the spring plank base of the pedestal.

2. In car truck construction, the combination with the compression and tension members of the side frame, of a pedestal formed of 9. rolled section havi a web, said web being split transversely rom one end at a point adjacent the opposite end in a plane parallelto the flat aces of the web, said split sections being shaped up to form the spring plank base side of the pedestal and said unsplit portion formin reinforcing webs beneath the spring plank ase portion extending laterally to each side of the tension member.

3. In cartruck construction, the combination with the compression and tension members of the side frame, of a pedestal formed of a rolledsection comprising a web, and pairs of wings or flanges extending from each side thereof, respectively, said web being split longitudinally transversely of its width in a plane parallel with the op osite flat faces, sa d split portions being shaped to form the pr'ng plank base, side walls and top walls of the pedestal, said flanges forming reinforcing members extending wall and top walls.

web being completely around the outside wall of the pedestal, one end portion of said web and djacent end portions of said flanges being constructed and arranged to form reinforcing win or webs extending laterally at either si e of the tension member beneath the spring supporting base of the pedestal.

i. In car truck construction, the combination with the compression and tension members of the side frame, of a pedestal formed of a rolled section comprising a we and pairs of wings or flanges extending from each side thereof respectively, said web being split longitudinall transversely of its width in a plane para lel with the opposite flat faces, said split portions bein shaped to form the sprinr plank base. side walls and top walls of t 1e pedestal, said flanges forming reinforcing members extending completely around the outside wall of the pedestal, one end por'tion of said web and the adjacent and portions of said flanges being constructed and arranged to form reinforcing wings or webs extending laterally to either side of the tension member beneat 1 the spring supporting base of the pedestal, the split portions of the web of the blank at the upper part of the pedestal being sheared away to form guideways of reduced width for the guidance of the bolster end.

5. In car truck construction, the combination with the compression and tension members of the sideframe, of a pedestal formed of a rolled section comprising a web and flanges extendin from the opposite faces intermediate of t e side edges thereof, said web bein split longitudinally and transversely 0 its width 1n a plane substantially parallel with its opposite flat faces from one end to apoint ad acent the opposite 'end, the split portions of said web bein spread apart and sha ed to form the base side walls and top of t e pedestal with said flanges forming reinforcing members extendmg completely around the outside of the pedestahthe unsplit, portion of said web being recessed to fit over the tension member and the remainin parts of said unsplit portion forming rein orcing win s extending laterally from each side of t e tension member beneath the base of the pedestal.

6. In car truck construction, the combination with the compression and tension members of the side frame, of a pedestal formed of a rolled section comprising a web and flanges extending\ from the 0p osite faces intermediate of t 6 side edges t ereof, said split longitudinally and transversely of its width in a plane substantially parallel with its opposite flat faces from one end to a point adyacent the opposite end, the split portions of said web bein spread apart and shaped to form the base side walls and top of the pedestal with said flanges forming reinforcing members extending completely around the outside of the pedestal, the unsplit portion of said web bein recesses to fit over the tension member, and the remaining parts of said unsplit portion forming reinforcin wings extending latrerally from each si e of the tension member beneath the base of the pedestal, and the ends of said flanges of the rolled section adjacent said recess being sheared from the flat faces of the web and bent laterally to reinforce the said reinforcing wings of the pedestal base.

'7. In car truck construction the combination with a truck side frame having a compression member consisting of an upwardly opening continuous channel portion, and a tension member consisting of a downwardly opening continuous channel portion, of a pedestal having reinforcing webs extending laterally beneath its spring plank base, the flanges of the pedestal section extending along each side of the side walls of the compression and tension members, respectively, and being secured thereto.-

8. In car truck construction, the combination with a truck side frame having a compression member consisting of an upwardly opening continuous channel, and a tension member consisting of a downwardly opening continuous channel portion, of a pedestal formed of a rolled section having its web split transversely in a plane parallel with its opposite flat faces, said split sections being formed up in the shape of a pedestal frame with one extremity oi the web forming laterally reinforcin webs extending laterally to each side of t e tension member beneath the spring base of the pedestal, the flanges of the pedestal section extending along each side of the side walls of the compression ahd tension members, respectively, and being secured thereto.

-9. In car truck construction, the combination with a truck side frame having a compression member consisting of an upwardly opening continuous channel portion and a tension member consisting of a downwardly opening continuous channel portion, of a pedestal formed of a rolled section having a web, said web being split transversely from one end to a point adjacent the opposite end in a plane parallel to the fiat faces of the web, said split sections bein shaped to form the spring plank base si e wall and top walls of the pedestal and said unsplit portion forming reinforcing webs beneath the spring plank base portion extending laterally to each side of the tension memher, the flanges of the pedestal section extending along each side of the side walls of the compression and tension members, respectively, and being secured thereto.

In testimony whereof, I the said SAMUEL A. Barman have hereunto set my hand.

SAMUEL A. BENNER. Witnesses:

ROBERT C; Toa'rnN, Jomv F. WILL. 

